Serious Collector:
Mickey Charles Mantle

Semi Serious:

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth (any Ruth really)
T206 Ty Cobb
Any Pre-War

Signed 1952 Topps
 

Signed 1952 Topps

Graded, and raw 1952 Topps

T206 HOF, rare backs, commons 4/5 range

I collect Brooks Robinson and odd ball issues.. I love Bazooka boxes and panels.

1. Negro League / Latin American baseball cards
2. Soccer cards
3. Boxing card sets

I have been "mostly done" with 1 & 3 in my quests, so my main focus over the last couple of years has been #2. Honestly, it might have been the most fun as well given that the prices are low and the global diversity of players and cards / stickers is amazing. Plus, getting odd packages in the mail with crazy packaging / stamps has been a joy.

I'm all over the place...
 

I collect a little bit of everything...

* Pre-War tobacco, candy, etc. Hall of Famers. Nothing specific - I just buy what I like.
* Hall of Fame T206's.
* (Mainstream) HOF rookie cards, pre 1970.
* Modern mainstream (and sometimes regional and food issue) key rookie cards from 1970 - 1999.
* Modern rookie cards from 2000 to present (though this gets too expensive and I'd rather spend money on vintage.)
* Kevin McReynolds
* Pierre Turgeon (NHL)

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I do realize this is a very old stream but I wasn’t on net54 when it began, thought I’d try to reignite it for others who haven’t contributed their efforts. It was interesting to read all the various items people collect. I had no idea people collected certain items mentioned.

My main focus is a low grade psa slabbed 1915 Cracker Jack set. I am at 111 of the 176.

I also collect a lot of hof rookie cards from all sports and key cards.

A distant goal is to get a signed check from each of the 5 initial HOF inductees. Right now I just have a Cobb.


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That last sentence gave me quite the chuckle. All “professional” wrestlers fall into that category as far as i’m concerned.

Collecting T-206 in PSA 4 — 285 / 520 (no, I don’t know my Monster number)
All things Ruth and Gehrig
Basic Mantle run in PSA/SGC 6 or better (lacking ‘51 Bowman, ‘52 topps, ‘59 topps, and ‘65 topps)
Planning on starting a Nolan Ryan set in PSA/SGC 7 or better (Already own the ‘68 rookie in SGC 7.5 so off to a solid start)